Suggested Searches

1 min read

Bernard Harris: First African American Spacewalker

Bernard Harris
A physician, flight surgeon, and NASA astronaut, Bernard Harris became the first African American to perform a spacewalk in February 1995, .

A physician, flight surgeon, and NASA astronaut, Bernard Harris became the first African American to perform a spacewalk in February 1995, during space shuttle Discovery’s STS-63 mission. This was a mission of firsts. It was also the first time a shuttle rendezvoused with the Russian Mir space station.

View the Black History Month Image Gallery.

Image Credit: NASA